9 results for “General Electric”
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Asbestos-Reinforced Plastics: Circuit Breakers, Switchgear, and Resin Pipe
…this material? Square D, Westinghouse, General Electric, Eaton, and Rockwell built asbestos into electrical equipment; Union Carbide sold the asbestos-filled Bakelite molding compounds; Nicolet made the Micolam laminate. Do I need to remember the brand?…
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Asbestos Cement Pipe, Transite, and Marinite
…Marinite measurement as well with similar results. The government record runs alongside the corporate one. The Pennsylvania Department of Health investigated conditions at the General Electric plant in Erie as early as 1951. The U.S…
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Asbestos Joint Compound, Drywall Mud, and Texture Coatings
…on every surface until someone swept it back into the air. Carpenters, painters, electricians, laborers, and homeowners in the space were breathing the same cloud. How much exposure do I need for a claim? For mesothelioma…
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Asbestos insulation: pipe covering, block, and insulating cement
…lagging filled the whole area with fiber, so pipefitters, boilermakers, electricians, and laborers working alongside the insulators breathed it too. How much exposure do I need for a claim? For mesothelioma, less than you'd expect…
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Asbestos Brakes, Clutches, and Friction Materials
…only did brake jobs part of the time. Does that count? Yes. Brake work was a recurring part of general auto repair, gas station work, and fleet maintenance, and the claims process is built around real…
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Asbestos Floor Tile, Sheet Flooring, and Black Mastic
…those makers can be sued directly. How product liability lawsuits work. Premises liability against site owners. The general contractors, institutions, and building owners who controlled a worksite can be held responsible for the conditions they allowed…
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Asbestos Gaskets and Mechanical Packing
…makers knew The strongest part of a gasket and packing case is often that the companies documented the hazard themselves and said nothing. This isn't an inference from general industry knowledge; it's on paper…
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Asbestos Industrial Process Materials: Drilling Mud and Filler Fiber
…dust from every sack stayed in the air around the mixer. Filler and reinforcing fiber. The same raw chrysotile was sold to manufacturers and job sites as a general-purpose filler: fiber blended into plastics, mastics…
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Asbestos Refractory Products: Castables, Bricks, Hot Tops, and Mortars
…the product usually isn't something we have to fight hard to prove; the makers already swore to it. That admission record sits on top of the industry's general knowledge timeline. The Sumner Simpson papers…